Revolving lamp



U. MAGNI REVOLVING LAMP Oct. 21, 1930.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 4, .1929

n M m ATTORNEY Oct. 21, 1930. u. MAGNI 1,778,861

REVOLVING LAMP Filed Dec. 4, 1929 I 2 Sheets-Sheet- 2 4 INVENTOR 6 if? V ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES UMBERTO MAGNI, or LosANGE'LEs, cArIronnIA REVOLVING AM? Application filed December 4,1192%); Serial No. 411,561.

is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and of durable construjctlon.

Another object is to provide a lamp'vof such construction that glasses of different colors may be placed therein and changed at will to any combination of colors'de sired, the construction being such, hat this changing of glasses is'easily accomplished. V v

Still anotherobject is to provide a lamp movable about a Vertical axis and having only one thrust bearing to sustain the weight of the lamp which makes for less friction, Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter; To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, my invention consists in the novel features of construction andin the combina-v tion, connection and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, andthen I pointed out in the appended claims.

. In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing part of an automobile with my invention applied thereto.

Figure2 is a side elevation of my inven tion on a radiator cap. 7

Figure 3 is a plan view; Figure 4 is a horizontalsection line 44 of Figure 2.4

Figure, 5 is ave 5-5 of Figure 4 g I Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of Y the side guide members.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating the manner of holding the 35 c on the lenses in place. 1 V

' In the drawings in which like numerals of I reference indicate like parts in all of the figures, 1 indicates-an ordinary radiator cap witha central bore 2'in thetop of it, through 5? which extends a post 3 secured to theradiator rtical section on the line c pby upper and lower nutsl and5 respectivelyr- V 6 designates the light bulb which is removably held in an ordinary lamp' socket 7.

Holding the socket 7 securely to the postr3 55,1 7

is a bracket 8-which may be soldered or otherwise attached in any suitable manner;

j The post 3 is bored at 9 to receive the light wires 10l-which enter said bore through an opening 11 and extend down through the bore 9 and out through a lower opening source of power (not'shown) e 1 a The lower end of the bore 9 is'plu'gged as at 13, the purpose of which is a to keep the; steam fronr the radiator from coming 12110 the l'Zwhich' socket is in a steellolock 18 The j i iv steel block 18 issecurely attached by any suit- .75, W I able means to the t'op'19 of thelampp The mp1s is shown asa SiX sided pyrami- 'dalishaped construction, (butitmayhaveany shape desired), having openings 20 and i glasses or lenses 21 attached-as at 22. Theso",

[top 19 is bentunder at 23 to forma horizontal sealing'memberl It is also extended down as v@1024 to form lflan ge for thesecuringf f th verticalguides 25. I i. I i

a The guides 25 are of U -shape to form -a"8512 groove 26 for holding the'glasses 27, One

side of alternate guides 25' is bent back upon itself as at 28 and extends'out from the body of-the lamp to form air vanes 29.

ing entirely around is a flange 30, the purpose of which" is to form a-securingmeans for the lower ends of the guides 25. These guides 25' y where they are attached to the top flange 24 or the flange 30; may be secured in any suitable manner asby welding or soldering. At 7 the "bottom of ithe guides, for the purpose of retaining the glasses 27,"one ofthe corners of the guides 25-is bent'under as at 31 as is clear-Q I ly shown in Figure 7, ofthe drawings.

.14 represents a flange member, the purpose- T of which is merely to act'asa safety bearing At the bottom of theguides 25 and extend-' The flange 30 is an extension of the bottom member, 32. The bottom has drain holes or vents 33 for the purpose of allowing any water which may seep in, to drain off. The bottom32 has a center opening 84 which en-j circles the post 3 and acts as a guide in the lamps revolving around the post 3.

While I have shown my lamp as mounted on a radiator cap it may be mounted onany M the vehicle. i

From the foregoing description, talgen in,

, 10 suitable bracket at any d i gnpn.

7 connection with the accompanying drawings;'-

it is thought the complete construction,'oper- 1 ation and advantages of my invention will be clear to those skilled in the art to whichit' i relates.

' What I claim is: v 2 1 J1: In combination with a radiator cap, a

, a supporting column directly connected to said 7 cap and supportedthereby, and having its 7 upper end tapered to form aith'rust bearing,

a revolu'ble open frame lampbodywrotatably supported on said bearing, said openframe comprising upper an'dlower flanged members, vertical uprights 'supportedfon said flanged members, removable glasses slidable in said uprights and-means to hold said glasses in place a'gainstsliding in the cupzoirrights. V

" 2. In combination with a radiatorcap, a supporting column directly connectedto said cap and supported thereby,;a revoluble open frame lamp-body rotatably supported on said f column, said'bo dy comprising upperand-low er flanged members, vertical Ueshaped up- 7 rights attached to said upper and'lower members, one side of alternate U-shaped uprights being bent to form airvanes. 5;; a In combination, with a radiatorcap, a supporting column directly connected tosaid cap and supported thereby, ja revoluble open I framelamp body rotatably supported on'said column, said body comprising upper andlowor flanged members, vertical U-shaped up- 7 rights attached to said upper and lowermem-' bers, a pluralityof-glass'es slidable inzsaid U- shaped uprights, saiduprights at theirlower extremities being crimped'to form abutments V 5m to retain said glassesl so; I 

